Gene
DCP2
decapping mRNA 2
- HGNC 24452↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000172795↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 167227↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 5q22.2
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 5: 112,976,798–113,022,195 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 11 exons across 45.4 kb
- Protein
- 420 amino acids
- Also known as
- NUDT20
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000389063.3NM_152624.6
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How DCP2 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 10.1 kb of the gene's 45.4 kb; 1,263 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). DCP2 gene: decapping mRNA 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dcp2
Dante Labs. DCP2 gene: decapping mRNA 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dcp2
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